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2023 NC State Tobacco Field Day, July 19, 2023, 9 am to 12 pm, located at Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, 2811 Nobles Mill Pond Road, Rocky Mount 27801

2023 NC State Tobacco Field Day

The field day will be held on Wednesday, July 19th at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station. Please register using the link below. We will share more detailed information early next week once…

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Movie Night: Hog Farmer the Trials of Joey Carter

JoCo Grows Agriculture is hosting its first community movie screening at Pace Family Farms on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 7:00 PM. Please bring a blanket or chairs to view outdoor film and meet your…

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The Gardener's Dirt Newsletter December 2025

December 2025 NewsletterThe Gardener's Dirt Newsletter is a great resource for all types of gardeners. There is information on monthly gardening tasks pertaining to lawn, landscaping, trees, plants,…

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The Johnston County Grower January 2023 Edition

This newsletter has all the information on upcoming Production meetings and the 2023 schedule of all Pesticide credits, including the Tobacco Production meeting, fumigation training, Corn & Small…

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Eastern Muscadine Pruning Workshop

Please join us on February 17, 2023 for the Eastern Muscadine pruning workshop at Hinnant Farms Vineyards & Winery. Dr. Mark Hoffmann and Bob Hinnant will be discussing how to prune your muscadine…

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Information on Insect & Disease Control in Soybeans

Information on Insect & Disease Control in SoybeansWe have several sites in the area that monitor corn earworm moth flights from corn to cotton and soybeans. As expected, numbers started to climb…

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Wheat Field Day - May 18, 2023

Wheat Field Day May 18, 2023, 1:00 PM 2-hour NODX and CCA credits The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service invites all growers to attend a Wheat Field Day on May 18 at 1:00 PM. The Field day…

2021 Small Grain Update

2021 Small Grain Update

It has been brought to my attention that wheat seed may be in short supply this year. What I'm hearing is that there will be seed, and most likely enough to supply demand. However, strong prices…

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Johnston County Comprehensive Land Use Plan Survey

Johnston County is in the process of completing a new comprehensive land-use plan. This is your opportunity to have a voice in the process. If you are a homeowner, farmland owner, forestland owner,…

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Why Is My Combine Dusty Black?

Picking Wheat and Combine is Dusty BlackLoose Smut and Sooty head molds can turn grain heads black.With Loose Smut, the normal head tissue of plants infected by loose smut is completely replaced with…